A/N: So I mentioned in the author's notes in my previous chapter about Strelitzia being the Nameless Star, like pretty much everybody thought, but now the Re Mind DLC is implying that the Star may actually be Yozora's girl. How do you like that? Speaking of, I had a fun time with the DLC, up until I started playing the Limit Cut episode. Yeah, I don't know if I wanna sit through such hardcore super bosses.

BTW, one thing I wanna make clear before we get into other worlds is that I am NOT restricting myself to only Disney and Square-Enix properties. I'm actually planning on branching out a little on that front. If I think I can make it work, I will use it, regardless of original ownership. If you don't like it, tough beans.

Also to answer the guest reviewer who gave an extended story idea, my answer is...no...a thousand times no. Not only do I have enough stories on my plate as it is, but I am not going write a story that I myself would never read. And that concept just isn't my personal taste.

Jewels of Destruction

Adrian leapt through the rooftops, looking for a worthy target to test his new powers. He had noticed that Durza's heavy weapon robots had been getting cut down one by one, and decided to follow that trail.

Soon he came across Keyblade Master Terra slicing another bot to pieces with his Ends of the Earth Keyblade. The boy narrowed his eyes at the warrior. Terra was the first Guardian of Light Adrian had ever fought, the first opponent outside the cult that wasn't a weakling. But unfortunately, the man barely broke a sweat, the boy stood no chance against him. No matter what he did, he could not gain any ground on him. He had been tired of attacking those weaker than him, and his plea for a stronger opponent resulted in an utterly humiliating defeat. Abigail never let him live it down, always calling him the weakest. And it was not helped by the fact that every other encounter with a Keyblade Master was the same. No matter how strong he got, they always proved to be out of his league.

But now Adrian had the Hate Topaz, and was determined to see how he compared to the Guardians now. Determined to prove that he wasn't weak. With that he leapt off the building and dove greatsword first toward Terra. Normally he wouldn't be one for sneak attacks, but he figured the master would see him coming anyway.

And he was right, as Terra successfully blocked the attack. The force of the attack was a bit stronger then he usually felt from the kid, but he was able to shove him away. He shouldered his Keyblade as he stared at the boy. "You're a real glutton for punishment aren't you, Adrian?"

The redhead scoffed. "I'm used to 'punishment'. Not that you'll do much this time."

The brunette shook his head. "Compared to the rest of the Cult, you have been little more than an annoyance to us. What makes you think this fight will be any different?"

"Because I have a new power," the boy said, gesturing to the Topaz on his shoulder. "Now I'll show you how strong I really am!"

The Keyblade master raised an eyebrow at the gem, curious as to what it was. "You think a new piece jewelry is supposed to raise you to our level?"

"Why don't we find out!?" The gem then glowed as Adrian was shrouded in a dim yellow aura mixed with hints of black mist. "Demon's Wrath!" He let out a battlecry as he entered a berserk state. A whirlwind of power could be felt through out the vicinity. "FIGHT ME!" With that, he charged straight at his opponent.

He clashed with the master, locking blades. Terra did not expect to feel himself getting pushed back a few inches. Whatever this power was, it was clearly no joke. Still, the master managed to gather his energy and force the kid away. His keyblade's shaft then lengthened and turned elastic. "Geo Whip!" he called as he lashed at his opponent.

Adrian dodged the strikes, before charging his sword as his topaz flashed, "Raging Destruction!" He slammed the ground and a trail of explosions traveled towards the master.

Terra then slammed his Keyblade onto the ground. "Rising Rock!" A wall of stalagmites rose in front of him. He then jumped back and the explosions stopped right at the wall, destroying it.

The berserk boy then dashed through the dust and clashed with the keyblade master. "Taking me seriously now!?" Adrian shouted. "Or do you still think of me as a joke!?"

Terra grunted as he held the boy back. "I'll admit, you surprised me with this power. What is that gem anyway?"

"It's the Hate Topaz! One of Evol's Abyssal stones! With this, my rage makes me far stronger!" Adrian then held out his left arm as dark yellow energy emitted from the Topaz and gathered around it until it formed an astral projection of a beast claw. "Fury Claw!" He swiped at his enemy, sending him in the air, before leaping up and slamming him back into the ground.

Terra managed to land on his feet and one hand, though his landing left a small crater on the ground. He saw the berserker charge at him again, and his Keyblade wrapped around his arm. "Burrow Fist!" He punched at the boy as his Keyblade spun in a drill like fashion, grinding against him before blasting him into a wall. "You need to calm down! Or else that rage will be your downfall!"

"Don't you dare lecture me!" Adrian shouted as he dislodged himself from the wall. "My anger, my hatred...they're the only things that have kept me alive!" His berserker aura seemed to intensify.

The Keyblade master grunted before gathering energy around him. "Rock Breaker Style!" He gained bright orange aura as dust and gavel floated around him. He then slammed his Keyblade on the ground and a line of stalagmites rushed toward the boy.

But Adrian dodged before dashing forward again, charging power into his Bleeding Rage sword. Terra then encased his Keyblade in stone before deflecting the attack. The berserker then began swinging at the master with reckless abandon, getting blocked each time. The man had to admit, the boy was actually making him break a sweat for once. Then Terra swung at Adrian, but then caused the stone encasement on his Keyblade to explode in the boy's face upon impacting his sword, blasting him away. "Rock Missiles!" He then generated three long chucks of rock and threw them, only for Adrian to regain his bearings a swing his sword, generating a wave of explosions that destroyed the rocks.

Terra then raised his Keyblade and called, "Quaga!" as the ground around the Adrian erupted, burying him in rubble, until he bursted out with his berserker aura. Terra's eyes narrowed. "I don't know where all that hatred in your heart comes from, but trust me, it's not good for you!"

"Oh shut up!" the boy shouted. "Like you're one to talk! I know about all the losses the Guardians have suffered! You can't tell me you don't hate the Cult of Chaos, that you do not fight us with anger and hatred in your hearts too!"

The master had to pause for a second before replying. "I'd be lying if I said we didn't. I certainly will never forgive them for what they've done. But the thing about anger and hatred is that if you let them consume you, soon enough you'll lose sight of everything! Lose sight of who you are,...and what really matters!"

Adrian tilted head in confusion and frustration. "What really matters? The only thing that matters in this world is power! And wrath is the greatest source of strength!"

"If that's what you think, then you are sorely misguided."

"I'll prove it to you here and now!"

"Just try it!"

Mizu and Lumina were warped back to the cave behind the waterfall. They then exited the waterfall to find their friends waiting for them.

"About time you came back," said Cassidy. "I was getting a little antsy."

"Sorry about that," replied Mizu. "Getting the Celestial Stone wasn't easy."

Drake gazed at the Champion's amulet, particularly its new blue jewel. "So that's one of Celestial Stones? The Wisdom Sapphire I presume."

"Yes! And the others are going to be hidden just like this one was."

"We also learned that the late Master Yen Sid was the one who hid them," said Lumina.

"Really?" asked Drake. "Well, no wonder acquiring them won't be easy."

"This is nice and all," Cass interjected, "but we have a major problem. While you were in there, the Cult of Chaos has launched a massive invasion on this kingdom"

Mizu was taken aback. "What?! An invasion!?"

"Yeah," said the blue haired mechanic. "Master Sora should be on his way to this location right now."

Before any more could be said, Lumina was sensing a strong source of Discord in the woods nearby, and quickly caught the flash of a projectile zipping right at her master. "Watch out!" she shouted as she projected a barrier that deflected the flying dagger. She then fired a Luminous Sphere right at where the assailant was hiding. However, a figure leapt out of the woods, high into air they all saw a purple haired cyborg woman.

Abigail smirked as she held out her cybernetic palm and blasted the rabbit spirit with a quick stream of dark energy, send her flying.

"Lumina!" Mizu called.

But in her momentary distraction, the assassin landed right next to them, backhanded Cassidy with her metal arm, and kicked Drake with one of her metal legs. The champion looked back at the cyborg in time to see her summon a dark dagger in her normal hand. She summoned her keyblade and blocked the strike as she looked at the assailant's grinning face.

"So you're so called Champion of Cosmos," Abigail said. "You don't look very threatening." She then swiped at Mizu with her cyber claws, knocking her onto the ground. The assassin prepared to strike again, only for Lumina to launch another Sphere at her, knocking her back. Abigail then found herself dodging magic arrows courtesy of Drake. Then she dodged a diving lance attack from Cassidy. Mizu got back up with Lumina's healing help.

Mizu! Angel spoke in an urgent tone. Do not let your guard down around her! She is as crafty as she is deadly!

The cyborg chuckled in amusement as her opponents readied their weapons. "So, a bunch of kids think they stand a chance against me?"

"Hey!" Cassidy exclaimed. "I wouldn't underestimate us, Iron Witch! You're going down!"

"Big talk from such small prey. You lot could only whet my appetite."

"Oh yeah! Watch this!" The green haired lancer then gathered energy into the jewel on her Rune Lance. It glowed red as the head charged with fire. "Flametongue!" She then dashed at the assassin spear first. However, Abigail was able to duck under the trust before kicking the girl.

"Blizzara!" The blue haired spellcaster shouted as he launch chucks of ice from his Magitek Staff. But Abigail sidestepped them before blasting him with her palm cannon.

"Angelic Spin!" Lumina darted at the enemy.

Abigail then charged her claws with dark energy. "Reaper Razor!" She swiped at the spirit, deflecting the attack.

"Pearl!" Mizu fired several homing orbs of light, but the assassin deflected every one of them with her dagger.

Cassidy tried to strike again, but Abigail's cyber legs released a short rocket burst as she jumped very high into the air.

Drake raise his staff and called, "Magic Arrows!" as he summoned a fusillade of magic bolts. However, the assassin released another rocket burst to propel herself out of the way.

Her cyber eye then locked onto all four of them, before firing micro-missiles from her cyber arm. Mizu and Cass manage to block with their weapons but were each blasted into a tree, while Drake and Lumina each put up a barrier to block theirs.

Abigail then charged at the champion again. But Mizu quickly charge energy into the tip of her Keyblade and slam it onto the ground just as the assassin got close, causing an energy burst that caught the assassin off guard and sent her staggering backward. The girl then charged more energy and pointed at her assailant. "Luminous Flurry!" She fired a flurry of light projectiles, pelting the cyborg.

Abigail blocked some of them with her metal arm but there were too many for even her. Soon she generated a dark aura to tank the hits before charging a lot of energy into her palm cannon. "Hell Buster!" she shouted as she blasted a constant stream of dark energy at the champion.

"Divine Protection!" Lumina was quick to fly in and generate a gold barrier around herself and her master. However the beam was stronger than expected as the barrier started to crack.

While Abigail kept trying to break the barrier, Drake and Cassidy decided to capitalize on her distraction.

Let's see if those cybernetics are shock proof, thought Drake as he raise his staff. "Thundara!" He managed to strike the woman with lightning, stopping her Hell Buster cold, and causing her cyber parts to spark.

Cassidy then followed suit as her spearhead's jewel glowed yellow. "Thunderblade!" Her spear was charged with electricity as she dashed towards the cyborg. "Lightning Joust!" She trusted at the enemy, who blocked with her cyber arm but was sent backwards.

The electricity was starting to short circuit Abigail's cybernetics, leaving her vulnerable. Damn! That Durza really needs to improve these things' shock resistance! She looked up to see, the Keyblade Princess dashing over to her with her blade in hand. She then moved her long purple bangs to reveal a magenta stone embedded on her forehead. Lumina gasped at the sight, recognizing the Pain Garnet, but was too late to warn the others as the gem glowed. "Piercing Screech!" Abigail called as a supersonic wave suddenly rang in everyone else's ears, causing them all to cry in pain as they covered them and felt to their knees.

The assassin smirked as her cybernetics' rebooted themselves and she was able to move them again. "Oh, I'm liking this new power." She then approached her primary target. "With this Pain Garnet, I can torture my victims in a lot more ways now." She then grabbed the delirious Mizu with her normal hand. "For example, Torture Taser!" Her gem glows again and she channel electricity through her contact. The silver haired girl screamed in agony. Abigail laughed with delight. "That's it, girly! Scream! Scream some more! I love it when my prey begs for mercy!" She then raised her claws, ready to finish once she was satisfied.

But then she suddenly got hit with a chain flail to the face, cause her to drop the girl and sending her crashing into the trees.

"Curaga!" a familiar voice called and yellow-green light engulfed everyone, healing them. They all looked up to see Sora himself standing in front of them, facing the direction of the enemy, with his King Mace in hand.

"Master Sora!" exclaimed Mizu. "Thank Cosmos, you made it!"

Not taking his eyes off his enemy, Sora said, "Mizu, listen carefully. The others and I have talked it over and we've decided."

"Decided what?"

"That the time has come for you to start your own journey. Your orders are to go out into the other worlds and look for the other Celestial Stones. They are our best chance at turning the tide against the cult."

"But...what are you going to do?"

"After this battle is over, we need to start going on the offensive. The Guardians of Light will go out and start taking back what the cult has taken over. And ideally, keep as many cult members off your trail as possible so they don't start ganging up on you."

Mizu put her hand to her heart in nervousness. "You...really want me to go alone?"

Sora chuckled. "Not exactly! Drake, Cassidy, can I count on you both to watch Mizu's back?"

Cassidy smirked as she gave a thumbs up. "Like you even need to ask!"

Drake smirked as he crossed his arms. "I think we can handle it."

"Good!" The Keyblade Master then noticed that the assassin was starting to get up. "Then all of you get going now!"

The champion was concerned. "B-but...the invasion..."

"Don't worry! We've dealt with worse than this! Let us clean up this mess! The sooner you set out, the sooner we can turn the tide!"

Mizu was still visibly hesitant. "I..."

"He's right, Mizu!" said Lumina. "We have to complete the Amulet of Harmony as soon as possible. Let the masters handle this, and get stronger ourselves while we search!"

Mizu knew they had a point but she still couldn't help but worry.

Don't worry, Mizu, Angel spoke softly. One thing Sora is known for is his resilience. Trust me! He won't go down so easily. Just believe in him, and he and the others will be fine.

With that Mizu relented. "Alright... May the light shine upon you, Master Sora."

"And you!" Sora replied.

Abigail turned to them with a bitter expression, her cyber eye having been busted by the King's Mace. "You're not going anywhere!" She leaped toward them, only to be forced to dodge the chain flail.

"Go!" Sora ordered.

Mizu, Lumina, Cassidy, and Drake wasted no time in getting out of there.

The assassin growled at the fact that her prey got away. But she soon chuckled at the Keyblade Master in front of her. "Long time no see, Keyblade Master Sora! Oh how I have missed you so much!"

Sora narrowed his eyes at his enemy. "I bet you did! But frankly, I can't say the feeling is mutual."

"Oh I am hurt, love," Abigail said mockingly. "After all these years, don't tell me you're still mad at me."

The Hero of Light gritted his teeth before pointing his mace. "After what you did, can you really blame me?!"

The assassin laughed in response as she raised her robot arm. "I wonder... How attached have you become to your little ward?" She then activated her Reaper Razor. "Will hurt just as badly...or perhaps worse after I kill her too?"

"Shut up!" Sora shouted as he charged at his opponent.

The Disney castle guards were fighting the enemy as best as they could. Thankfully the Harmony Nobodies were helping them keep their ground. Especially the Sentinel Nobodies(1), with their large shields for arms and magic turret guns on their hunched backs, serving as the primary defense of the army. Donald and Goofy were both leading the front, while also evacuating the civilians.

Soon an anthropomorphic dog came rolling on a bladed skateboard, jump up, and performed a spinning trick that sliced through a few Air Soldiers. When he landed, he kicked his board up and grabbed a handle before blocking an attack from an Armored Knight. He shoved the Heartless away before twirling his bladed board, dispatching the Knight and a few Shadows that came at him. He was then confronted by a beast shield wielding Defender.

Then a chubby anthro' cat jumped in front and swung his gauntlet covered arms to knock the shield away before throwing a power punch, blasting it away. A walking tank approached them, as it aimed its laser cannon. But as soon as it fired, he threw his arms forward and generated a magic barrier that reflected the blast right back at the robot, destroying it.

The dog raised his hand in high five. "Nice one, PJ!"

The cat identified as PJ took the high five. "Not bad yourself, Max!"

A few Rapid Thrusters came charging at them, only to be skewered by magic crossbow bolts, courtesy of a red haired female dog. Max gave her a thumbs up. "Nice shooting, Roxanne!"

Roxanne giggled with a blush. "Thanks, Max!"

Soon more Heartless show up and Max smirked. "All right! Let's keep this momentum going!" He then dashed into the fray as he swung his blade-board around dispatching the monsters.

Goofy was watching from the behind the Sentinels, when he spotted something in the direction his son was heading and gasped. "Maxie! Look out!"

That warning came too late as Max suddenly found his board collided with something that felt like a sturdy steel wall. But to his shock it was a man's tattooed, dark skinned, bare abs...completely undamaged despite being struck by a sharp edge. No matter how hard he pushed, the blade just would penetrate the skin, nor would the figure in question budge an inch. The young dog looked up to see Thaddeus himself right in front of him glaring down at him. Max sweated a little before being hit hard by an uppercut.

"MAX!" cried Roxanne as she watched her boyfriend soar over her head until he crashed behind the Sentinels next to his father.

"It's Thaddeus!" Donald shouted. "Retreat!"

Goofy began dragging his dizzy son away from the Cult general. Roxanne started fearfully shooting her magic bolts, PJ was throwing magic bombs, and the Sentinels were shooting their energy blasts, all the while everyone was stepping back. Unfortunate, nothing they were threw at him seemed to faze him.

The dark warrior then summoned his axe and charged dark energy before raising it. "Chaos Crusher!" He slammed his weapon hard on the ground, creating a ground destroying shockwave.

Roxanne quickly retreated behind the Sentinels, who put their shielded arm together in defense, and PJ put up another barrier. Unfortunate their defenses were not enough as the wave broke right through them, destroying the Nobodies and blasting the toon soldiers away, many of them finding themselves trapped in the rubble.

Thaddeus then scoffed. "Is this all you toons have to offer? Pathetic!"

He then found a Berserker, and a bulky, axe wielding Barbarian(2) Nobody appearing before him. The Berserker attacked from his left with its hammer-sword, which he grabbed with his gauntlet clad hand, while the Barbarian attacked from his right with its axe, which he blocked with his own. Soon, the new black gem on his chest glowed, and energy seemed to transfer from the Nobodies into him. The two writhed in pain until they fell to the ground. Thaddeus then proceeded to chop both of them into oblivion.

He then walked to the large destroyed robot and picked up the very heavy looking thing like it was nothing. He then threw it at the still downed soldiers. Those that were conscious, including Donald, Goofy, Max, Roxanne, and PJ, fearfully braced themselves for impact. However, the large hunk of scrap metal was suddenly sliced in half, redirecting the trajectory of both halves into nearby walls. Landing on the ground after was Riku with is Braveheart Keyblade in hand.

Without missing a beat, Riku charged at the dark warrior, casting several Firagas and Dark Firagas as he ran. Thaddeus just tanked the projectiles before he swung at the incoming Keyblade Master. The Keybearer just leapt high above before charging his Keyblade with darkness. "Shadow Dive!"

Thaddeus jumped away, dodging the attack. He then brought his axe down on his opponent, only for Riku to sidestep, followed by back-stepping another swing. The large brute then raised his axe and generated three dark red energy axes. "Axes of Ruin!" The energy axe then began twirling before flying toward the Keybearer.

Riku deflected all three axes before dashing at the warrior. "Shadowbreaker!" He spun once with slash of darkness, which was dodged, spun a second time with a slash of light, also dodged, and final he swung down with a slash of both, clashing with the real axe, locking weapons with each other.

Thaddeus chuckled. "You've always been a fine warrior, Riku! And you use darkness well! It's a real shame you're not on our side."

Riku scoffed. "I got nothing to gain from the likes of you! Nor would I ever join a crowd that does nothing but ruin innocent lives!"

"Too bad!" The general's Oblivion Onyx then glowed again. "Power Vacuum!"

The Keyblade Master grunted in pain as he suddenly felt his energy being pulled out of him. "Wha...what the... My...strength..." Riku found that he couldn't remove his blade from his opponent's axe, nor could he let go. He noticed the new gem on Thaddeus's chest glowing before gazing at his smug grin.

Suddenly the muscle man found himself kicked hard in the face, catching him off guard, and ceasing his Power Vacuum. Riku took the opportunity to leap back, though found himself kneeling in exhaustion. That power sucked a lot out of him.

Roxas landed in front of him, Keyblades at the ready. "Riku! Are you all right? What happened?"

"My...power...feels like...it got...sucked out of me..." Riku said in between breaths. "I think...it was...that black gem..."

The dual wielder gazed at what his fellow Keyblade Master was talking about. "That definitely wasn't there before. What is that thing?"

"If I had to guess...it has to be...one of the Abyssal Stones...Lumina told us about..."

"Very perceptive!" said Thaddeus. "Too bad it won't do you much good!"

"We'll see about that! Spark Raid!" Roxas twirled his Keyblades and a barrage of light disks fired at the axeman, who once again tanked them. Roxas speed around him, and attack from his left with Oblivion, only for Thaddeus to catch it in his free hand.

The general then began absorbing Roxas's power before gathering the strength stolen from both Keyblade Master's into the blade of his axe, which emitted a black and white aura. "Pillaged Divider!" He swung down at the blond, who defended with Oathkeeper. It held up until it started to crack.

This prompted, Roxas gathered what power he could. "Holy Circle!" A bunch of vertical beams of light gathered around him, intense enough to make Thaddeus flinch and jump away. Roxas then leapt back to Riku's side as he looked at his fractured Keyblade. "Damn! To be able to damage a Keyblade like this! That stone is no joke!" He dismissed Oathkeeper, not wanting to risk damaging it any further until he could repair it.

Thaddeus grinned. "As you can see, I can now turn your own power against you! How do you plan on defeating me now?"

Riku used a Mega-Ether to reenergize them both. "We can't allow him to sap any more of our strength. We'll need to be smart about this." He then raise his Braveheart and it transformed into a large silver headed spear. "Gungnir!"

Roxas then held out Oblivion and it transformed into a long black chain with a sickle on one end and a spiked weight on the other. "Night Kusarigama!"

"You can try!" shouted Thaddeus as he raised his axe. "Swords of Desolation!" He conjured a lot of dark energy blades, which rained down onto the Keyblade Masters, forcing them to deflect them with their transformed Keyblades.

"We've gotta get to the Gummi Hanger," said Drake as the group ran through the forest. "We'll take the Phoenix out of here."

"Finally!" said Cassidy. "Time to take that baby out for a spin!"

"Just remember that this not a trial run."

Mizu thought for a second before looking to her spirit companion. "Lumina? Could you fly ahead and check out the town from above?"

"As you wish, Mizu!" Lumina then sped ahead.

The champion then raised her right hand, as her Mark of Harmony began to glow. "Harmonic Sight!" Soon her blue eyes glowed white, while in the distance Lumina's gray eyes glowed blue.

Cass noticed what Mizu was doing. "What are you doing?"

"It's a little technique Lumina and I can use thanks to our bond," Mizu answered. "It allows us to share each other's sights. I can see was she sees, and she can see what I see."

"Huh... kinda makes my drone obsolete," Drake muttered to himself. "So what do you see."

"The town is half destroyed. Discord Heartless and robots are everywhere. The King Mickey's guards and Master Roxas's Harmony Nobodies are fighting back. Neither side seems to be gaining much ground at the moment." The silver head then sighed. "It really doesn't feel right just leaving like this."

"I understand how you feel, Mizu. But we have our orders. They're Keyblade Masters so they can handle this. And the way we are at the moment, we'd probably only get in the way. After what happened back there, I don't think we can take the Cult head on right now."

Lumina warped back to their side as their Harmonic Sight deactivated. "Especially seeing how that assassin is now in possession of one of the Abyssal Stones. Who's to say the others won't have one as well? This will complicate things even further. Although... embedding an Abyssal Stone directly onto one's body like that is very dangerous. I wouldn't even recommend doing that with the Celestial Stones. Who knows what containing such ancient power in one's body could do to someone?"

"Still, once she used that Garnet, we were pretty much helpless," said Mizu. "It was a good thing Master Sora arrived in time, but we might not be so lucky next time."

"Well, all the more reason we need to get stronger," said Cassidy. "Then we will actually be able to fight alongside the Guardians of Light, instead of depending on them to bail us out all the time. That's the point of this new mission, right?"

Mizu sighed again, knowing that her friends are right. All she could do right now was trust that her master and the others knew what they were doing. "Right... Let's get moving."

Suddenly, a large heavy object dropped from the sky in front of them, causing them to fall over from the shaking ground. They looked up to see a large white and black robot with a rectangular body, with two legs, a red lensed camera on its left side, a laser cannon on the right, and a missile chamber on top. The robot of accompanied by a swarm of flying drones. "Going somewhere, princess?" A voice sounded from the speakers.

Drake stood up. "I'm gonna take a wild guess and say you must be Dr Durza."

"You are correct, children!" Soon a dark corridor opened in front of the walking tank and out walked the mad scientist himself. He looked at the Mizu. "And you must be the Champion of Cosmos. A pleasure to meet such a fine specimen."

Mizu felt chills run down her spine at that comment. "What do you want?"

"You think I'd just let our target get away that easily? I don't think so!"

Cassidy summoned her spear. "And what is a science geek like you gonna do us?"

"Me? Nothing! My Z-75 Hunter Drones and Z-248 Heavy Tank will see to you all! I'd love to stay and observe in person, but I'm afraid I have too much work to do at the moment. Honestly, the only reason I'm here right now is to test this out." Durza raised his right hand, revealing the Terror Turquoise on the back of his hand, putting everyone on edge. "Let's see how you handle this." The Turquoise then glowed as a strange buzzing sound(3) sounded in everyone's ears. "Illusory Darkness!"

A cyan light covered the area, as ethereal blocks popped in and out of existence. And before they knew what happened, the group suddenly found themselves surrounded by pitch blackness. The heroes could somehow still see each other but nothing else.

"Whoa!" shouted Cassidy. "What's going on?"

"We're trapped in an illusion!" exclaimed Lumina. "This is the power of the Terror Turquoise!"

"That's right!" Durza's voice returned from the radio, having left after casting the illusion. "Takes augmented reality to a whole new level, doesn't it? Let us see how the lot of you fair!"

Suddenly a laser blast, came from the blackness and impacted Cass's shoulder. "Ah! What the hell!"

Then more lasers began firing down from every angle, forcing everyone to dodge or deflect. They weren't having it easy though as they kept getting pelted every now and then.

"Watch out!" Lumina shouted at she quickly used her barrier to block a much larger blast.

"Yikes!" Said Drake. "That must have come from the Heavy Tank."

Cass then grunts in frustration. "I can't see shit! How are we suppose fight like this?"

"Lumina?" asked Mizu, "Is there any way we can dispel this illusion?"

"I will need time to gather my power," answered Lumina, "but I think I can manage. Hold them off until then."

"Let's try this!" The blue head raised his staff. "Magnet!" A magic orb appeared and soon a few drone were pulling into the orb from out of the darkness. Then Cassidy and Mizu both promptly destroyed the drones, but there were more where those came from.

They repeated this a few times, but they felt like this strategy wasn't doing them much good, and the laser blasts were coming more frequently, especially the larger one.

Soon, Mizu found herself on the ground after getting caught in the blast of the larger laser. This isn't good! thought Mizu. At this rate, we won't last much longer!

Perhaps now's a good time to try out your new power! said Angel.

Good idea! The silverhead then stood back up grabbed her amulet and concentrated. Soon the Wisdom Sapphire glowed bright as a blue light shrouded the girl. "Sage Form!" Her purple dress turned blue and gain a turtle motif, and a pair of wings made of water sprouted from her back. Her feet started emit blue mist as she hovered just above the ground.

She suddenly sensed a great volley of lasers charging up, including the tank's, thanks to her new form's heightened senses. "Everyone get close!" The group obeyed before she raised her Keyblade. "Turtle Wall!" A silver barrier with a turtle shell like pattern surrounded them, and all the projectiles seemed to ricochet off it in random directs. A several explosions from outside the blackness could be heard.

"Wow, Mizu!" The green hair girl said in awe. "That is awesome!"

"Mizu!" shouted Lumina as she flew above her master. "Synch your power with me, now!"

"Right!" She pointed her Keyblade at her spirit companion, and began synching with her.

Once enough power was gather, they both shouted, "Clear White!" and a bright light shrouded the area. Once the light doused, the Illusory Darkness was gone, and they could now see everything again, including the remaining Hunter Drones, and the Heavy Tank.

"Hey, it worked!" exclaimed Drake.

"Impressive, Champion of Cosmos!" Durza voice called from the Heavy Tank's speaker. "But let's see if you still have the power to defeat my mechs." With that, the tank opened a rocket chamber, from atop its head, and fired a barrage of missiles.

Mizu generated an orb of fire on the tip of her Keyblade. "Pyroblast!" She launched a fusillade of fireballs, which intercepted the missiles, making them explode on impact.

The drones started raining fire upon them again. Mizu was able to maneuver around the laser blasts thanks to her form's ability to slide along the ground, while Cass was able to deflect by twirling her lance, and Drake was able to put up his own small barrier. A larger laser fired right at the silverhead, only for her to suddenly vanish in a flash of light just before it could hit, and she reappeared above the Heavy Tank.

The champion then gathered electricity through her Keyblade. "Plasma Shot!" she fired an electric orb at the tank which exploded upon impact, causing it to shake for a moment from the shock, and the electric pulse was wide enough to electrify and shut down the Hunter Drones closest to it. It then started firing its heavy laser and missiles at her, only for her to maneuver around them. She started firing Pearl spells at it, while Lumina flew above it to fire Luminous Spheres. The thing was a durable piece of hardware, no question.

Meanwhile, the jewel on Cassidy's spearhead glowed green as she charged it with wind. "Windcutter!" She then jabbed onto the ground, using the wind magic to shoot herself high into the air before she began spinning herself as she swung her Rune Lance. "Cyclone Slice!" she shouted as the wind sliced through many drones in her wake.

Then Drake raise his Magitek Staff. "Thundara!" He called down a rain of lightning bolts onto the remained drones, electrifying and shutting them down.

Soon, the drones were all but destroyed, as the two turned their attention to the Heavy Tank that Mizu and Lumina were keeping busy.

The Keyblade Princess soon gathered a cold mist through her Keyblade. "Glacial Spike!" She fired a large chuck of ice which punctured its laser cannon, cause it to explode, the force of which made the Tank stagger.

"Angelic Spin!" Lumina charged into one of its unsteady legs, causing it to fall over.

Cassidy then pulled back her wind charged spear. "Whirlwind Javelin!" She threw her weapon at one of the Tank's legs, breaking it off and preventing it from getting back up.

Drake then conjured several Magic Arrows, and then combined them with fire magic. "Fira Arrows!" He threw them just as the mech opened its missile chamber, piercing into it and setting of the remaining explosives.

Mizu then leapt over the helpless robot as she gather her magical energy. "Turtle Wall: Shards!" She put up her shell-like barrier again, only to intentionally break it apart and throw the shards right into the mech, causing one last explosion to finish it off.

After that, Sage Form deactivated, and Mizu fell onto her knees in exhaustion.

"Are you okay, Mizu?" asked Drake.

"Y-yeah...but wow...that took a lot...out of me," the silverhead said in between breaths.

Lumina perched onto her master's shoulder, as she started channel her healing powers. "You're still not use to channeling such divine power through your body. But don't worry! You'll get the hang of it soon enough!"

"But oh man! That was awesome!" exclaimed Cassidy as she pumped her fists. "You were a total wizard with that stone!"

Mizu blushed at the praise. "Thanks Cass!"

"That was quite a spectacle!" Everyone jumped as they looked up to see that one of Hunter Drones still online. I'd expect no less from the cult's sworn enemy. But don't get too excited, those were mere test dummies compared to what else I have in store. You may be a fine specimen, Champion of Cosmos, but you'll be disposable garbage compared to the specimen I'm working on! If you survive long enough for me to complete our ultimate weapon, you'll be in for a real treat! One way or another you should prepare to be torn limb from limb!" Durza's voice then laugh maniacally before the drone disappeared in a dark portal.

As Cassidy helped Mizu up, Drake looked down at the busted robots. He picked up one of the broken Hunter Drone and examined it closely. No mistaking it, he thought. These are ZephyrCorp bots. I thought the company had been destroyed. How did one member of the Cult get his hands on so many of these? Deciding he'll worry about that later, he settled with taking a few pictures of the Z-75 Hunter Drones and the Z-248 Heavy Tank on his Gummiphone before turning to the others. "Come on! We still need to get to the Gummi Hanger."

Mizu nodded. "Right!"

King Mickey and Queen Minnie were inside the Hall of the Cornerstone, in front of the Cornerstone of Light that they had treasured for decades, the very thing that had been keeping Heartless from entering the castle.

Minnie had been staring at her Gummiphone, watching live surveillance footage of the invasion. "It's not looking good out there, Mickey! Are you certain you shouldn't go out and help everyone."

"If things go too badly out there, this Cornerstone provides the only safe haven this kingdom has," said Mickey. "We can't allow the Cult to take that protection away."

"How clever of you!" a new voice suddenly sounded. "Too bad your efforts will be in vain."

The monarchs turned to see a dark sorceress arrive from the darkness. They took note of her dark scepter, and her gauntlet.

The king summoned his Star Cluster Keyblade as he narrowed his eyes. "You... You're Evol Reficul, aren't you?"

"And you are Mickey Mouse," Evol stated with a smug grin. "What an honor to meet the sorcerer's apprentice."

"Your gonna pay for what you did to Master Yen Sid!"

"I highly doubt it. Now, if you know what's good for you, you will stand aside, and allow me to smash this cornerstone to oblivion."

"Not a chance!" Mickey then leapt to attack the dark priestess, only to hit empty air as she warped away.

She reappeared behind the cornerstone and charged darkness onto the tip of her scepter. "Shadow Ray!" She fired a beam of darkness at it. An aura of gold light seemed to be resisting the beam.

"Pearl!" The queen called as she fired a few light orbs from her palm. However, Evol blocked the orbs with her gauntlet.

"Radiant Spiral!" Mickey called as he leapt over the cornerstone and came down on the sorceress with a shining vertical spinning attack.

Evol was forced to cease her Shadow Ray and block with her scepter, and was forced backward. She smirked with intrigue. "Hmm...You have fortified the Cornerstone of Light with the spirit's Power of Harmony. Clever! But it won't work for long!" She then waved her staff. "Dark Mine!" Several dark mystical bombs appeared around the mouse king. He quickly projected a barrier before they exploded. She then pointed her scepter and a dark glyph appeared on the ground right next to the cornerstone for a brief second before fading.

"Faith!" Minnie called as beams of light rained down from above.

The priestess projected a barrier, blocking the attack. When the rain ceased, she dispelled her barrier before charging darkness. "Onyx!"(4) She fired several spheres of darkness at the two royal mice. Minnie protected herself with a barrier while Mickey dodged them before charging at her with his Keyblade again, only for her to warped away once again.

Mickey glared at the dark sorceress. "Why are you doing all this?! Conquering worlds... ruining innocent lives... and for what?!"

"The likes of you who cling to the light would never understand what I must do to please Lord Chaos," Evol said before raising her scepter as it charged with electricity. "Chaos Storm!" A storm of black lightning rained down, zapping the couple and blasting them back. She then pointed her staff again and a second dark glyph briefly appeared on the ground next to the cornerstone in a different spot from the first.

Mickey managed to get up and casted a healing light on himself and his wife. Then the duo began casting Pearl spells one after the other, while the priestess countered with her Onyx spells. After a while, Evol raised her gauntlet hand and Mickey suddenly felt a slight squeeze on his heart before an invisible force shoved him into Minnie. She then quickly made a third glyph, before gather darkness. "Void!"(5) she called as beams of darkness began erupting from the floor.

Mickey quickly picked up Minnie, carrying her bridal style as he leapt all over the place to dodge the beams. Soon he leapt above the sorceress as he pointed his Keyblade at her, gathering light while Minnie did the same with her palm. "Ulim-"

"Stopza!" Evol cut them off by freezing them in time. She then started walking passed the couple. "Foolish mice! I may have relinquished some of my power to my subordinates, but I don't need that much to defeat vermin like you." As she walked a fair distance behind them, she generated a pool of darkness underneath them. "In just a few moments, this whole peaceful kingdom will experience true despair. Abyss!(6)" A large eruption of darkness enveloped the royal mice. She then created a fourth glyph, this time on the ceiling above the cornerstone.

As the darkness settled, the rulers were on the ground, Minnie lied motionless while Mickey struggle to move. "Please...don't..."

Evol raised her scepter as the four glyphs she set up reappeared. "Skewering Discord!" she shouted as numerous dark needles jutted out of the glyphs and stabbed into the cornerstone. Like before, a gold light offered resistance. However, the dark priestess then raised her Gauntlet of Discord, which started glowing, adding more power to the dark needles. Soon, there was a cracking sound that grew and grew...

...And soon the Cornerstone of Light was completely shattered.

A/N: And there you have it. A short demonstration of the what the Abyssal Stones can do, as well as Mizu's Wisdom Sapphire and Sage Form. And also a little proof that even without her stones, Evol is not to be taken lightly. I hope you all liked it.

Footnotes:

(1) What I imagine Vexen would've controlled.

(2) What I imagine Lexeaus would've controlled.

(3) Think of the sound the Phantom Ruby from Sonic Forces makes.

(4) Think of this as the dark counterpart of the 'Pearl' spell.

(5) Dark counterpart to 'Faith'.

(6) Dark 'Ultima'.

Changes from the original:

*Mizu's Party: In the original, Mizu had spent the majority of her journey flying solo. Her main reason was that due to the loss she had just experienced she didn't want anyone else getting hurt because of her. She did eventually let others join her, but it wasn't until like two-thirds to three-quarters of the way through. This time around, she's had eight years to cope with her loss, and Sora has had time to drill into her the value of having friends along for the ride. So now Mizu is not as reluctant to have teammates as she was in the original. Plus, thinking about it realistically, I don't think the Guardians would be willing to let her go off on her own without back up, regardless of her reasons not to. Yes, I could've just had her party members be Donald and Goofy, but let's be real, that wouldn't nearly be as interesting. And so Cassidy and Drake were created to be her main party members.

*Cornerstone of Light: I don't remember it being mentioned in my original script format story, but in my previous attempt at rewriting I had it so that the Cornerstone of Light was destroyed prior to the beginning of the story. How it happened was not explain. But for this new story I decided to have the invasion of Disney Town and the destruction of the Cornerstone be the first major event to show exactly how much of a threat these guys are. Plus I decided to have Evol herself do the deed to show that she won't just sit on her throne a hundred percent of the time, and will step in herself whenever she deems necessary.